GEORGE BOOLE

What were the three most basic operations of Boolean algebra invented by George Boole?

• ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY

• TRUE, FALSE, MAYBE,

• AND, OR, NOT

• IF, ELSE, WHILE

What did George Boole develop based on a binary system, processing only two objects?

• Boolean algebra

• Fractional algebra

• Decimal algebra

• Ternary algebra

What did Claude Shannon realize about Boole's work that led to the development of modern electronic digital computers?

• It was only useful for theoretical research

• It could form the basis of mechanisms and processes in the real world

• It was irrelevant to the field of computer science

• It was too complex to be applied practically

What did George Boole desire to devise and develop during the 1840s and 1850s?

• A system of algebraic logic

• A theory of relativity

• A new type of computer

• A new language

What did George Boole speculate on during the 1840s and 1850s?

• A new type of computer

• A theory of relativity

• A calculus of reason

• A new language

What did George Boole use to allow for the simplification of logical expressions in Boolean algebra?

• Words and sentences

• Graphs and charts

• Numbers and variables

• Symbols and connectives

What did George Boole see as the possibilities for applying his algebra to the solution of logical problems?

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Philosophy